Nurse wants compensation from dead patient

[Guest Lens]

A nurse who stumbled and twisted her ankle while visiting a terminally ill cancer patient sparked fury today when she said she was suing him for thousands of pounds in damages.

District nurse Penelope Snelson, 37, slipped and fell on a wooden wheelchair ramp at the home of 75-year old Mike Fountain and suffered ligament damage.

Mr Fountain, a retired research chemist, died only a week later from the multiple organ cancer which had plagued him for several years.

But lawyers acting on behalf of Mrs Snelson under a 'No Win No Fee' arrangement still sent a letter to the dead man saying the accident was 'his fault' and said he had allowed his £575,000 house in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, to become a 'danger to users.'

His grieving widow Christine, 76, burst into tears as she opened the letter addressed to her late husband from Aegis Legal which read:

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339212/Nurse-Penelope-Snelson-sues-widow-cancer-patient-thousands-pounds.html#ixzz18Me8EPkE

[Guest Waka Flocka Dave]

they really need to do something about this no win no fee sue for anything sh*t, primary schools are cancelling activities, councils are tellin schools not to go on trips, parents suing for dumb sh*t

it aint f*ckin right and takes the f*ckin piss

this bitch should f*ckin burn in hell u only twisted it you prick how can u sue someone whos dead? ffs what is wrong with humans?

[GoldCoast]

madness

[Beavis]

they really need to do something about this no win no fee sue for anything sh*t, primary schools are cancelling activities, councils are tellin schools not to go on trips, parents suing for dumb sh*t

it aint f*ckin right and takes the f*ckin piss

this bitch should f*ckin burn in hell u only twisted it you prick how can u sue someone whos dead? ffs what is wrong with humans?

C/S

[Skola]

im just gonna c/s Dave so I dont have to think enough to formulate a reply and get annoyed in the process

[Guest Lens]

worst ting is she's decided to sue, while the man's already dead. hope the court don't waste their time.

[Guest Waka Flocka Dave]

not even that i wouldnt sue even if dude was a healthy 25 year old n i was there to collect an iPod i bought off ebay cos im too cheap for postage

twisted ankle ffs i had to play on in a football game in school when i had one, dude jus said walk it off

first time im actually with the daily mail readers this is f*ckin low

[Dubby]

how on earth do they win such cases though?

[Skenghis Khan]

shes a scumbag.

the lawyers are scumbags.

imagine them coming in from work "how was ur day?" "pretty good, sued a dead guy, normal"

[Guest WAVESURFER]

Joke ting medical.